Territory



(No Model.)

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS RUSSELL, OF FORT DOUGLAS, UTAH TERRITORY.

COMBINED HANDLE AND BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION foimng part of Letters Patent No. 450,041, dated April 7,1891.

Application led September 18, 1890. Serial No. 365,327. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom-t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS RUSSELL, of

y Fort Douglas, in the county ot Salt Lake and y ing clothes, shoes,hats, tbc.; and the object of my invention is to produce a handle thatmay be easily applied to any of the objects mentioned above, and whichis constructed in such a manner that the brush may be easily and safelysecured therein and as easily removed when desired.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a broken side elevation of a cane provided with aV handleand brush embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinalsection through the upper portion of the cane and handle, showing themanner in which the brush is held within the latter; and Fig. 3 is anenlarged longitudinal. section through the cane and handle, showing thebrush and a portion of the handle removed.

I have shown the handle and brush embodying my invention applied to acane; but it may be applied to any light-handled article, if desired.

The handle A is attached to the upper end of a cane B, the cane having areduced upper end B to enter the lower end of the handle, andthe handleis secured to the cane by means of the screws b, which extend throughperforations in the lower portion of the handle and into the reduced endof the cane.

The handle A is hollow and comprises a central body portion A', which isinternally screw-threaded atits lower end, as shown at ce, andexternally at its upper end, as shown at a', a reduced lower portion A2,adapted to tit the reduced upper end ot the cane B, the up- 'liandle andinto the brush-body.

per end of said portion being externally screw-threaded to fit theinternal screw-thread of the central portion A', and an upper portionA3, whichis internally screw-threaded at its lower end to tit theexternal screw-thread of the central portion A', and which is flaredslightly at its upper end and provided with a convex top o2, which isshaped to tit easily within the hand.

The brush-body C fits nicely within the central portion A' of the handleA, and is held in place therein by means of the screws c,which extendthrough the central portion of the The brush is provided with bristles Cof the usual kind, which extend upward into the top portion AS of thehandle, and the bristle part ot the brush should be made in relation tothe top ot the handle, so that it will fit nicely within the same.

' IVhen the brush is to be used, the t'op A3 is unscr'ewed frppi thecentral portion A of the handle A, thus exposing the brush, and, it'desired, the central portion A' maybe unsorewed from the lower portionA2 of the handle, so that the central portion A' will form a handle forthe brush and the brush may be very conveniently used.

In Fig. 3 I have lshown the cane-handle with the brush andthe centralportion A' of the handle removed and with the top portion A2 screweddirectly upon the lower portion A2 of the handle. A receptacle is thusformed within the handle which affords a sate and convenient place forcarrying checks, banknotes, articles of jewelry, or other small articlesof value.

I have shown and described a cane-handle of peculiar form, and thehandle shownl find to be a convenient onejbut the form is not material,and it may be made in any desired shape so long as it has the sectionalparts described and is made hollow to receive the brush.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patenty A handle for canes, dsc., comprising the lowersection or band A2, open at both ends and screw-threaded at its upperend, the middle section A', screw-threaded at both ends and providedwith a brush projecting from IOO Y its upper end, and the top sectionA3, closed at its upper end, inelosing the brush and screwed at; itslower end onto the upper end of the middle sect-ion, the lower ends ofJche bottom section A being` adapted 1o receive the handle end of acane, umbrella, or other article, and the lower end of the top sectionbeing adapted to sorewonto the upper end of the lower Section when themiddle section and the brush are removed, substantially as Set ro forth.

THOMAS RUSSELL.

` XVitnesses:

CHARLES HENRY REILLEY, GEORGE W. MILLER.

